Lieutenant Benjamin Harnden

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Benjamin Harnden

Born 24 Apr 1671 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Son of Richard Harnden and Mary (Unknown) Harnden

Brother of John Harnden, Elizabeth (Harnden) Abbott, Ebenezer Harnden, Barachiah Harnden, Ebenezer Harnden, Hephzibah Harnden, Mary Harnden, Hephzibah (Harnden) Chandler and William Harnden

Husband of Mary (Stocker) Harnden — married 10 Feb 1691 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Holt) Harnden — married 14 Jun 1711 (to 31 Dec 1734) in Andover, Essex, Province of Mass. Bay

Father of Elizabeth (Harnden) Preston, Harriet Harnden, Benjamin Harnden, Samuel Harnden, Susanne Harnden and Barachias Harnden

Died 30 May 1740 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 6 Oct 2019 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Biography

On 10 February 1691, Mary (Stocker) Chadwick married Benjamin Harnden in Reading, Middlesex County, (then) Massachusetts Bay Colony. The marriage was recorded as, "Harnden, Benjamin and Mary ____, Feb. 10, 1690-1."[1] The proof of the marriage is in the documentation of Samuel Chadwick's inventory & administration of his estate:

On 5 March 1690 "An Invintary of the estat of Samwell Chadwick of Reden desesed 26 febrewary 1690" was made. It contained a dwelling house and land, a pair of oxen and other livestock, normal household goods, firearms & books, totaling £66.02.00. Debts totalled £10.14.00, owed to Daniel Smith of Charlestown gunsmith, Joseph Richardson Sr., and several others.[2]

On 07 April 1691, "... my former husband Samll. Chadwick ... deceased without a will and left me two small children to bring up, and only this small estate to pay the abovesaid debts & to maintaine my selfe & children ... I pray that your honor. would please to grant administration to my husband that I now have, and so setle the above estate as the law may be sattesfyed & no wrong to partyes concerned ... Mary Harndine... " "Administration was granted to Benjamin Harnden & his wife Mary Harnden on the estate of Samll Chadwick"[3]

With her second husband, Benjamin Harnden, Mary (Stocker) (Chadwick) Harnden had[4]:

Elizabeth, b. 1692 Hannah, b. 1694 Benjamin, b. 1697 Richard, b. 1699 (twin) Samawell, b. 1699 (twin) Benjamin probably married a second time to Elizabeth Holt of Andover, although no death record is found for wife Mary after the birth of her twins in 1699. In Andover, Essex County, Province of Mass. Bay, the following marriage record is found: "Harndon, Benjamine, and Elizabeth Holt, June 14, 1711."[5] And a death record in Wilmington, Middlesex County: "Harnden, Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Dec. 31, 1734."[6]

On 22 May 1740, Benjamin Harnden of Wilmington made his will. He made bequests to son Benjamin, a pair of oxen valued at £20 or £20 in money; to daughter Elizabeth P[r]eston a good cow; to daughter Hannah Wright a good cow, the oxen and the cow, I lent to my son Samuell, they are to come out of his estate; to daughters Preston & Wright household goods to be divided between them. Signed with his mark; witnesses Thomas Peirce, Timothy Heaveny?, Mehetablel Johnson[7]

Sources

↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1912) p. 359. ↑ Middlesex County Probate records, Administration file #4107 ↑ Middlesex County Probate records, Administration file #4107 ↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1912), pp. 114-115 ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, editor, Vital Records of Andover, MA, to the end of the year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1912), Vol. 2:166 ↑ James E. Kelley, compiler, Wilmington Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, from 1730-1898 (Lowell, MA: Thompson & Hill, Vox Populi Press, 1898), p. 229 ↑ Benjamin Harnden, Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871 Packet #10350, Middlesex Co. Probate Court, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Source: #S155 Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=... BIRT SOUR PAGE Boston Transcript, Genealogical Dept. 26 Oct 1910 BIRT SOUR PAGE page 85. BIRT SOUR PAGE page 115, Reading Births DEAT SOUR PAGE Wilmington Record of Deaths, page 229. EVEN Selectman of Reading. Mass. TYPE Elected EVEN Selectman of Reading. Mass. DATE 1719 MARR SOUR PAGE page 359, Reading Marriages